It was then that I realized I wasn’t going to bash my doubt into behaving, and it also wasn’t going away any time soon. But it was causing me a great deal of limitation, and I was definitely over it.
Read MoreLashing out can bring a sense of power back to a despairing soul. If you are nasty to someone, it’s likely you’ll get a response. And what does that do? It alleviates, even for just a moment, your frustration of feeling ineffective. But that voice doesn’t stay externalized, as we know all too well.
Read MoreChances are, you’ve become so accustomed to watching others and scanning your external environment that you’ve lost touch with what’s going on inside. And your gut response IS the one you can trust…if only you could feel it and believe that the information it’s sharing is, in fact, accurate.
Read MoreI mean, I’m fortunate that it isn’t that bad for me anymore, but I know how it used to be. . . And I used to hurt all the time. I was “too much” for some, “too little” for others, and “just right” for shame. It was an incredibly hard way to live. I suffered a lot.
Read MorePutting the pieces together happens far more slowly than the actual trauma did. Every step you take is working to build your capacity to process the highs and the lows of your experience. If you can be gentle and kind with yourself as you start putting together the pieces of your life, you’ll have a far more peaceful journey.
Read MoreI was an athlete stuck in a fat kid’s body and didn’t know it. I kept studying fitness, health, workouts, and the like, and I did the typical cycle of get fit / get fat / get fit / get fat / get fit / get fat for years. Until 2006, when I was introduced to the magic of yoga asana.
Read MoreI believed people when they labeled my feelings as “too much” or “too little.” In fact, I took those labels to heart and though I was “too much” or “too little.” But that’s another story for another day.
Read MoreThe point is… I don’t want to be a miserable bitch so I get to figure out how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable - and then manage myself appropriately.
Read MoreThe sound of screeching tape is more than I can take right now.
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